The Portland daily press., 1887-11-08
CITY GOVERN M TENT.
Regular Meeting OF the Council Last
Evening.
Numerous Matters Passed Upon by
the Boards.

the Boards.
The regular monthly meeting of the City
Council was held last evening
Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
Every member was present but Alderman
Briggs.
Isaiah Webb was appointed an auctioneer.
THE YORK RECORDS.
A communication from John Il. Hull stat
ing that volume second of the York Records
will be completed during the present munic-
ipal year, and requesting that 80 copies of
the volume at S. each be subscribed for by
the city, was referred to joint special COM
mittee consisting of Aldermen Smith and
Wilson, and Councilmen Spring MCGOWAN
and King.
ORDERS PASSED.
That the City Treasurer pay j. w. SAWYER
S7l.l0 for injuries to himself and wife by de-
feet in Congress street.
That Neils johnson have leave to with
draw on his petition for compensation for
damage to his horse from performing bear
That Eva NJ. Smile on her Petition for
damages for injuries received by an alleged
defect in Sumner Court have leave to with
draw.
That the City Treasurer pay John W.
Feeney $50.
That the city pay A. H. Milliken, A. Hew-
rlckson, ). Ihurston, Emily f. Holt A. L.
Turner and ID. W. LeLacheur for grant of
easement.
That the night patrolmen report daily to
the deputy marshal the number and location
of electric lights on their several beats that
either do not burn at all during the night or
only a portion Of the time. That the deputy
marshal shall keep record of the reports
OF the patrolmen and report the same to this
board at the monthly meetings.
Inat the city treasurer pay George p. Nor
Tls $50 In full for his claim against the city;
w. K. Garland, $25; Ellen b. Novel;, $25;
trustees Of the Congress street, NJ. E.
| Church, 500.
AN UNPLEASANT TASK.
A petition was received from the Ovcrseers
OF the Poor to remove the remains of the
bodies (some los or more) now buried in the
grove on the southeasterly side of the CITY
pest house and re-bury them in Forest CITY
Cemetry; also to cut trees on this lot and
grade the lot. This petition was granted
subject to the approval of the Board of
Health.
PORTLAND RAILROAD CO.
A communication from the Portland Rail-
road Company was received stating that they
| will contribute 500 towards the grading of
Congress street, between Ellsworth and
vaughan street, provided the city will agree
| " Ahioh Vic WOlk VI RTduI0R so InaJ The
railroad company can lay their double track
In said street this fall.
THE MUNICIPAL COURT
Alderman Smith stated that he was in
formed that the County Commissioners abso-
lutely refuse not only to make repairs in the
Municipal Court room, but even to have the
room swept. He thought this action of the
County Commissioners very singular, when
the fact Is recalled that all the fines paid into
the Municipal Court are turned over into the
county treasury.
ORDERS REFERRED
Alderman Trefethen introduced two or
ders, one that Centre street. from Free to
Fore street, be paved with granite blocks;
the other, that Fore street, from Union to
exchange street, be paved in like manner
Both orders were referred to the committee
on streets, etc.
ORDINANCE ON FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The following ordinance to amend an ordi-
nance relating to the fire department, was
read twice and passed to be engrossed:
Scot. 13 is hereby amended by striking out the
words, of an engineer or the mayor" and insert
ing instead "of the Mayor or Chief Engineer" SO
that said section shall read as follows: "No pro-
taken out of the city unless by order Of the Mayor
or the Chief Engineer, etc."
PERTAINING TO STREETS.
The joint standing committee on laying
out new streets, to whom were referred the
petitions of John O'Brine and others to ex-
tend Bond street. and of A. w. Barry and
others to lay out Huntress street, and of B.
b. Noble and Others to extend Sheridan
street, recommended the aforesaid petitions
and the laying said streets the present year.
With regard to the extension of High
street from Portland street to the entrance to
behring's Oaks from Green street, the com
mlttee favor the extension as prayed for
and the construction of a street facing the
oaks, and recommend reference to COM
mlttee to procure plans and estimates of the
work.
The following ordinance to amend the
ordinance on streets was read twice and
passed to be engrossed:
Sect. IA OF the ordinance on streets is hereby
amended by adding thereto the following words:
And no excavation made in accordance with the
license so obtained, shall be relled until the CON
nectlon made by the side or private drain with
me Pubic sewer has been inspected and approved
by the city civil engineer or some one by him at-
thorlZed for that purpose under penalty of not
less than five or more than twenty dollars.b
PETITIONS REFERRED.
Of BENZ. Burnham, for compensation for
overflowed cellar.
OF owners of steamer Valera for damage
by sunken buoy in lower harbor.
VI the School Committee, for an appro-
priation Of 81 200 to run an evening school
for four months.
OF Cornelius Maxwell and SO others. to
grade and build plank sidewalk on Sterling
street, Peaks Island.
Of Charles H. Coffin. to build a stable at
No. 240 Oxford street.
THE FIREMEN's MONUMENT.
At the close of the joint convention Alder
man Smith presented the following ORDER
That the sum of $500 be appropriated to
be placed in the hands of the trustees of the
Relief Fund of the Portland Fire Depart
ment to erect monument on the firemen's
lot In Evergreen Cemetery whenever said
association shall raise sufficient sum to
complete the same.
After some discussion this order was re-
fused passage by vote of yeas to nays
In Common Council.
The full board was present
The records were lead and approved.
Mr.. Trefethen offered potion for the lay
ing out of new street on Peaks Island, to
be called May street, to run from Island Az
enue to the cemetery. Referred and sent up.
Mr. MCGOWAN offered an order that street
signs be properly located. The order had no
passage but it was referred by the upper
board in non concurrence. This board re-
ceded and concurred with the upper board.
Mr. Laughlin offered an order for the re-
moval of the street gas lamps, their proper
repair and storage. The matter was dis
cussed by Messrs. Laughlin, Trefethen,
King, Mccain, Abbott, Kent and Adams.